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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. propriety in manners and conduct;
[syn: decorum, decorousness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Decorum \De*cor"um\, n. [L. dec[=o]rum, fr. dec[=o]rus. See Decorous.] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable. [1913 Webster] Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him, That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom. --Shak. Syn: Decorum, Dignity. Usage: Decorum, in accordance with its etymology, is that which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as, the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal appearance. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decorum n 1: propriety in manners and conduct [syn: decorum, decorousness] [ant: indecorousness, indecorum]